Vallejo sets DUI checkpoint for Sunday

The Vallejo Police Department will be kicking up its impaired driver enforcement in time for the July 4th weekend.

On Sunday, from 6 p.m. through midnight, Vallejo police will hold a checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the city, checking for drivers operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol and for those without proper licensing.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000, according to a department press release.

Checkpoint funding comes to the Vallejo Police Department via a California Office of Traffic Safety grant, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Witnesses are asked to call 9-1-1 when they see those they believe to be drunk drivers.